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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died when a helicopter carrying him went down for an undisclosed reason in the country's East Azerbaijan province on May 19. He was 63 years old.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240520/life-of-late-iranian-president-ebrahim-raisi-1118531327.html

MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said that the European Union closed the EU Training Mission in Mali (EUTM), aimed at training Malian armed forces units and providing con...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240520/eu-terminates-military-training-mission-in-mali-withdraws-all-personnel---borrell-1118533885.html

Earlier this month, Cindy McCain, the World Food Program (WFP) Executive Director said that parts of Gaza are experiencing "full-blown famine."

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240520/un-gaza-facing-apocalyptic-famine-1118533340.html

BRATISLAVA, (Sputnik) - The Slovak Security Council will discuss strengthening measures following the assassination attempt on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico at a meeting on May 22, Slovak new...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240520/slovak-security-council-to-discuss-security-measures-enhancement-on-may-22---reports-1118533700.html

MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - North Korea was forced to increase its overall nuclear deterrence readiness after the US conducted another subcritical nuclear experiment at the Nevada National Security Site,...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240520/north-korea-will-increase-readiness-for-nuclear-deterrence-amid-us-subcritical-test-1118533171.html

Protests have been rocking college campuses for months, with students demanding that a permanent ceasefire be called in Gaza, their schools divest from companies that support Israel and other dem...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240519/us-rep-says-cutting-harvards-federal-funding-over-protests-should-be-on-the-table-1118532869.html

Facing a severe crisis in the number of Ukrainians willing to fight, the regime in Kiev has resorted to press-ganging people who would normally be considered unfit for military service.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240519/kievs-press-ganging-may-lead-to-popular-uprising-in-ukraine-expert-1118532101.html

War Cabinet Minister and former Army General Benny Gantz has threatened to resign unless Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accepts his plan for the resolution of the Gaza conflict that could lead...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240519/israeli-crisis-may-lead-to-military-coup-and-palestinian-state-creation---expert-1118531527.html

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has several times prohibited the heads of Israeli intelligence and security services from holding talks with US officials since October 7, the...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240519/netanyahu-barred-israeli-intel-security-heads-from-talking-to-us-officials---reports-1118531645.html

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced last year that the country had successfully withstood “unprecedented” sanctions pressure by the West, which slapped a whole array of measures on Mos...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240519/russia-in-worlds-top-ten-economies-since-start-of-century--analysis-1118529890.html

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi went down in the East Azerbaijan province of Iran.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240519/helicopter-carrying-iranian-president-raisi-crashes-in-east-azerbaijan-province---reports-1118530358.html

Russia’s military continues to thwart Ukraine’s repeated attempts to harm its civilians and infrastructure with long-range strikes that involve Western-supplied drones and cruise missiles.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240519/tor-m2-russian-air-defense-that-renders-western-cruise-missiles-impotent-1118530024.html

TOKYO (Sputnik) - The administrations of Japan's Hiroshima and Nagasaki prefectures, which came under the US atomic bombing during the Second World War, have lodged a protest to Washington over t...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240519/japans-hiroshima-nagasaki-lodge-protest-over-recent-us-subcritical-nuclear-test-1118529426.html

MOSCOW (Sputnik) -Russia’s Ministry of Defense reported on the progress of special military operation and achievements of Russian Armed Forces, including number of eliminated militants and seiz...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240519/russias-south-group-of-forces-eliminates-over-680-ukrainian-soldiers-1118529137.html

Kiev adopted a new bill to tighten the screws on drafting last month. The bill came into effect on May 18 and looks to replenish Ukrainian forces that have been depleted by two years of armed con...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240519/ukraines-biggest-smelter-under-threat-due-to-mobilization-induced-worker-shortages-1118528690.html

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Nothing threatens the life of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico after he was seriously injured during an assassination attempt earlier this week, Deputy Prime Minister Robert K...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240519/life-of-slovak-prime-minister-fico-not-in-danger-after-assassination-attempt---govt-1118528943.html

SIMFEROPOL (Sputnik) - A Ukrainian drone attacked a minibus with 17 workers in Radensk village of the Kherson Region, leaving one dead and others wounded, the regional governor, Vladimir Saldo, s...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240519/one-person-dies-16-injured-after-ukrainian-drone-attack-in-kherson-region---governor-1118528175.html

CEO of the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions spoke to Sputnik and explained that Ukrainian drone operators with combat experience will be highly sought after by American private military c...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240519/former-fpv-drone-operators-from-ukraine-pose-threat-to-global-security--expert--1118527001.html

While the State Department says the US and Saudi Arabia are "very close" to a comprehensive agreement, Riyadh warns it will not sign the deal unless there is calm in Gaza.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240519/saudi-arabia-us-discuss-strategic-deal-gaza-war-amid-israels-opposition-1118527624.html

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian air defense shot down 9 ATACMS missiles and 61 Ukrainian drones over the past night, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240519/russian-air-defense-shoots-down-9-atacms-missiles-61-drones-1118526538.html

Your boss can’t fire you because of the color of your skin. He can’t get rid of you because he doesn’t like your religion. Federal law protects you against employment discrimination based o...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240519/age-race-sexual-orientation-should-political-expression-be-a-protected-class-too-1118524999.html

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The German Defense Ministry has requested an additional 3.8 billion euros ($4.13 billion) from the government to provide assistance to Ukraine, German newspaper Bild reported, ...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240519/german-defense-ministry-requests-additional-41bln-to-help-ukraine-1118525193.html

The proxy war has put NATO weaponry to the test and found it to be lacking.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240519/ukraine-conflict-reveals-russian-supremacy-in-high-tech-warfare-of-the-future-1118524676.html

The news has led some to question the influence of pro-Israel interests over local leaders as municipalities throughout the country have employed police departments to repress pro-Palestine demon...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240519/revealed-us-oligarchs-demanded-police-crackdown-on-pro-palestine-protests-1118524190.html

The country’s emergency war cabinet appeared on the verge of collapse Saturday with a key member voicing opposition to its leadership.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240518/israeli-political-crisis-deepens-as-idf-failures-prompt-cabinet-resignation-threat-1118521853.html

Shortly after the United States announced its move to impose fees on Chinese electric vehicles, its neighbor Canada started to mull similar restrictions.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240518/canada-may-follow-us-example-and-raise-chinese-ev-import-tariffs-1118521621.html

The third saturday of May is celebrated in the United States as Armed Forces Day, an observance honoring all members of the country’s military. But many experts are not joining the celebrations...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240518/profit-generating-and-woke-brainwashing-whats-happened-to-us-military-1118520874.html

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The US Congress' Republican Party members intend to replace incumbent House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson after the November elections to the lower chamber, despite t...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240518/us-congress-republicans-want-to-replace-house-speaker-despite-trumps-support---reports-1118521162.html

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Kiev has been increasingly requesting more intelligence data about the location of Russian troops and its most important military facilities from the White House amid continuin...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240518/ukraine-begging-us-to-provide-more-intel-data-on-russian-military-facilities---reports-1118520756.html

TBILISI (Sputnik) - Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili said on Saturday that she vetoed the controversial foreign agents bill passed by the country's parliament earlier in May.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240518/georgian-president-vetoes-foreign-agents-bill-1118520623.html

Russian troops continue their offensive in the Kharkov region, where they have already liberated a whole array of villages from Ukrainian nationalists.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240518/why-russia-seeks-to-create-buffer-zone-in-kharkov-region-amid-current-offensive-1118519918.html

Putin concluded his visit to China this week, where he met his counterpart Xi Jinping and discussed issues of mutual cooperation in the global economy and politics.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240518/eurasian-security-with-zero-euro-atlantic-flavor--lavrov-unveils-details-of-putin-xi-talks-1118520265.html

Slovakia's Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok has revealed that police are investigating some 40 “hateful” publications on the internet that could have played a role in the shooting of the c...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240518/fico-attack-conjures-up-ghosts-of-maverick-european-politicians-strange-deaths-1118517927.html

Often dubbed the “God of War”, artillery plays a pivotal role in the special military operation. Russia outguns Ukraine several times over, leaving Kiev no chance on the battlefield.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240518/watch-russian-artillery-crush-ukrainian-infantry-in-zaporozhye-1118519240.html

“Golden Dragon” exercises are held on May 16-30 in Cambodia's Kampong Chnang province with troops and military equipment.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240518/golden-dragon-awakes-china-and-cambodia-start-joint-drills-1118515109.html

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will address the XXXII meeting of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy. The top diplomat is expected to highlight national priorities in international ...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240518/lavrov-speaks-at-council-on-foreign-and-defense-policy-assembly-1118513415.html

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia's Sever (North) Group of Forces has liberated the town of Staritsa in the region of Kharkov in the past 24 hours and continues the offensive, the Russian Defense Ministr...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240518/russian-troops-liberate-town-of-staritsa-in-kharkov-region---1118518084.html

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A vessel proceeding northwest off the Yemeni city of Al Hudaydah has been slightly damaged as a result of a strike by an unknown object, the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240518/vessel-damaged-in-attack-off-yemeni-coast---statement-1118517808.html

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A man died and two people were wounded in a shootout in France's New Caledonia, bringing the total death toll to six amid public unrest organized by the supporters of the islan...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240518/death-toll-in-frances-new-caledonia-climbs-to-6-amid-public-unrest---reports-1118517515.html

GENICHESK, Kherson (Sputnik) - The Ukrainian armed forces have shelled the Kherson's city of Skadovsk with the use of HIMARS multiple rocket launch systems (MLRS), leaving at least 12 people inju...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240518/shelling-of-kherson-regions-city-of-skadovsk-leaves-12-injured---governor-1118517159.html

With the China-US trade war showing no signs of ceasing, the fully-fledged partnership between Beijing and Moscow continues to prosper as President Vladimir Putin pledges privileges to Chinese in...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240518/china-sells-off-record-amount-of-dollar-assets-as-us-remains-the-worlds-bully-1118514205.html

Russian President Vladimir Putin has concluded his trip to China, where he met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and discussed mutual economic relations and investment cooperation. As the Russian-Ch...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240518/rec-promotes-exporters-at-the-russian-chinese-expo-1118511860.html

During the call, the powerful individuals reportedly discussed making political donations to Adams, and suggested that they could pressure the school’s president and trustees to permit the use ...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240518/business-as-usual-elite-whatsapp-chat-found-influencing-nyc-mayor-gaza-public-opinion--1118511250.html

The discovery could be the answer to the question of how ancient Egyptians were able to transport massive stone blocks that make up their now-famous monuments.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240518/scientists-reveal-hidden-branch-of-the-nile-potentially-solving-pyramid-mystery---study-1118507610.html

Since the 1998 Nouméa Accord, France agreed to give the island nation more political power, with only New Caledonia natives and long-term residents being eligible to vote in provincial elections...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240518/shake-off-the-shackles-france-struggles-to-keep-its-colonies-1118510358.html

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called Germany's decision to close the investigation against an Air Force inspector who discussed strikes on Russia's Crime...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240518/germanys-closure-of-crimean-bridge-attack-leaked-conversations-case-hypocritical---moscow-1118512911.html

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Russia cooperate on a “professional” level when it comes to the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (https://t.me/SputnikInt/54...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240518/grossi-describes-iaea-russia-cooperation-on-zaporozhye-nuclear-plant-issues-as-professional-1118509875.html

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan is expected to arrive in Saudi Arabia on Saturday before traveling to Israel amid rising tensions over the Israeli military ...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240518/sullivan-to-visit-saudi-arabia-on-saturday-amid-tensions-in-rafah-1118512397.html

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The repeatedly delayed first crewed launch of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) has been delayed for at least another four da...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240518/first-crewed-boeing-starliner-flight-to-space-station-delayed-another-four-days---nasa-1118508634.html

MOSCOW (Sputnik) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF), jointly with the Israel Security Agency (ISA), said they eliminated one of "significant" targets in an airstrike on their operations center in th...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240518/israel-defense-forces-says-eliminated-significant-target-during-strike-on-jenin-1118511524.html

Sputnik investigates the role of the media and foreign-backed NGOs in turning up the political temperature in the Central European country.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240518/was-robert-fico-the-wests-next-color-revolution-target-what-we-know-so-far-1118510683.html

KAZAN (Sputnik) - Russia's trade turnover with the member countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in 2023 increased by 30 percent, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnulli...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240518/russias-trade-with-oic-members-up-30-in-2023---deputy-pm-1118509096.html

The Yemeni militia has turned the destruction of General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper drones into an art form, using homegrown variants of the Soviet Kub surface-to-air missile system to shoot the $32 mil...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240517/houthis-take-down-another-us-reaper-drone-reiterate-threat-to-target-ships-in-mediterranean-1118505765.html

After arriving in China's capital Beijing on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the city of Harbin that holds particular cultural significance in the history of bilateral relation...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240517/photos-putin-visits-chinas-harbin-1118501474.html

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - A majority of likely voters in the United States believe that a randomly selected group of people would govern the country better than the current US Congress, according to...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240517/most-us-voters-believe-random-group-of-people-would-govern-better-than-congress---poll-1118506614.html

The incident took place at the Budyonny Military Academy of the Signal Corps.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240517/blast-reported-in-university-in-st-petersburg-1118506512.html

The Arctic region is increasingly becoming a new frontier for geostrategic competition between the powers. Moscow and Beijing see eye-to-eye on the need to preserve the Arctic as "a territory of ...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240517/why-does-deepening--russia-china-arctic-partnership-bother-nato-1118496230.html

Russian President Vladimir Putin has concluded his trip to China, his first foreign tour since his re-election. What are the key takeaways?

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240517/putins-trip-sends-message-of-growing-russo-chinese-partnership-1118504260.html

New US arms aid has had little impact on conditions in the Ukrainian battlespace, with Russian forces cracking open heavily fortified Ukrainian defenses in the Donbass, and pushing into Kharkov r...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240517/patriot-games-why-zelenskys-lobbying-for-us-air-defenses-wont-stop-ukraine-from-losing-1118503575.html

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed into law a bill on the mobilization of jailed convicts in the country as it battles against Russia, the parliamentary database...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240517/zelensky-signs-law-allowing-ukrainian-convicts-to-join-army---parliament-1118504003.html

Moscow has announced readiness to offer Chinese investors incentives to localize the production of Chinese goods in Russia, and to give them access to the country’s unique technological experti...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240517/emperor-with-no-clothes-rival-russian-us-takes-on-chinese-tech-reveal-washingtons-weakness-1118502253.html

In March, the share of Russian export payments to Europe in rubles reached a historic high, Sputnik calculated, based on the data shared by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (CBR).

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240517/rubles-share-in-russias-exports-to-europe-hits-all-time-high-1118498888.html

During his state visit to Beijing, Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in the opening of the Russia-China EXPO, Sputnik reported.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240517/putin-visits-russia-china-expo-1118497130.html

The Council of the EU has decided on Friday to suspend the broadcasting activities of four more Russia-associated media outlets Voice of Europe, RIA Novosti, Izvestia and Rossiyskaya Gazeta in th...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240517/russia-vows-to-retaliate-against-eu-over-media-ban-1118498391.html

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces have carried out 28 group strikes with precision-guided weapons and drones in the past week on Ukraine, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on F...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240517/russia-launches-28-group-strikes-on-ukraine-in-past-week---defense-ministry-1118498090.html

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping adopted a joint statement on deepening the comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation between their countries. The...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240517/russia-and-china-wont-let-wests-blackmail-block-business-ties--expert-1118489387.html

Russia wants to understand whom it can trust before engaging with partners on the Ukrainian conflict, President Vladimir Putin said during a trip to China on Friday.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240517/russia-wont-accept-any-ultimatums-on-ukraine---putin-1118496846.html

Russia has no plans to take control of Kharkov, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with students and teachers of the Harbin Institute of Technology.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240517/russia-has-no-plans-to-take-kharkov-under-control-now---putin-1118494702.html

The Desyatynny Monastery's Vladimir-Olginsky Chapel which is part of the Canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church was demolished in Kiev, according to the monastery's social media.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240517/centuries-old-historic-ukrainian-orthodox-chapel-torn-down-in-kiev--1118491572.html

BEIJING (Sputnik) - The United States with its Cold War mentality is responsible for the emergence and aggravation of the Ukrainian crisis, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on ...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240517/us-responsible-for-emergence-aggravation-of-ukrainian-crisis---chinese-foreign-ministry-1118493456.html

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - There are no plans to strengthen security measures of Russian President Vladimir Putin after the assassination attempt on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, Kremlin spokesman D...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240517/kremlin-says-no-plans-to-strengthen-putins-security-measures-after-murder-attempt-on-fico-1118493344.html

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The operator of Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), started the sixth discharge of treated water into the ocean, a day after China and ...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240517/japans-tepco-starts-6th-discharge-of-treated-water-from-fukushima-nuclear-power-plant---reports-1118493202.html

HARBIN, China (Sputnik) - The Russian-Chinese Expo taking place in Harbin is an important platform for the development of trade and economic cooperation between Russia and China, Chinese Presiden...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240517/expo-in-harbin-important-platform-for-promoting-cooperation-between-russia-china---xi-1118493094.html

HARBIN, China (Sputnik) - Russia and China can do a lot by joining forces in high-tech areas, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240517/russia-china-can-do-lots-by-joining-forces-in-high-tech-areas---putin-1118492787.html

Afghanistan plans to launch talks with Russia on a logistics center in the Afghan province of Herat, which, among other things, will facilitate exports of Russian oil to South Asia, acting Afghan...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240517/russia-and-afghanistan-plan-to-build-logistics-center-for-oil-transit-to-south-asia-1118491002.html

Previously, US President Joe Biden said he would be “happy” to debate former President Donald Trump before the November election, in response to a question from Howard Stern during an hour-lo...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240517/take-it-outside-1118487968.html

Russia’s military is transitioning from an “active defense” towards taking the offensive, says one analyst, with the goal of gradually thinning out and collapsing Ukraine’s armed forces.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240517/this-isnt-going-to-last-much-longer-russias-plan-to-disintegrate-ukraines-army-1118488139.html

According to a CBS news report from 2022, just 30 - 40% of supplies sent to Ukraine reaches its final destination, though the source they cited has claimed the situation has improved since then.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240517/talking-about-this-for-years-ukraines-corruption-is-partly-responsible-for-their-defeat-1118484565.html

The incident at Duke University is the latest in a series of student protests that are occurring across the country. The protests have resulted in nearly 2,900 arrests at 57 colleges and universi...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240517/before-oct-7-there-was-an-oct-6-student-protests-continue-despite-media-spins-1118486837.html

Another day, another example of Nazi sympathy on the part of Ukraine’s post-Maidan government.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240517/nazi-pizza-third-reich-iconography-spotted-at-parlor-where-ukraine-hosted-blinken-1118487174.html

Western media has "explained" the shocking incident by Fico's independent political position, which demonstrates the pressures faced by foreign leaders who refuse to toe the NATO party line.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240517/shooting-of-slovak-prime-minister-reveals-hateful-rhetoric-against-ukraine-heretics-1118484831.html

Russian President Vladimir Putin has described the Chinese city of Harbin as an important scientific and educational center that embodies the close ties between Russia and China.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240517/putin-harbin-represents-close-ties-between-russia-and-china-1118489846.html

BEIJING (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in China's Harbin on the second day of his visit to China.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240517/putin-visits-city-of-harbin-during-stay-in-china-1118486465.html

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian air defense systems and the Black Sea fleet intercepted 102 Ukrainian drones and destroyed six drone boats overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240517/over-100-drones-intercepted-over-russias-territory-overnight---mod-1118488755.html

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US House of Representatives passed a bill to compel the provision of certain arms to Israel withheld by the Biden administration over a prospective large-scale military...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240516/us-house-passes-bill-to-compel-delivery-of-withheld-weapons-to-israel-1118485351.html

BRATISLAVA (Sputnik) - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico remembers the circumstances of the assassination attempt on him and is shocked by how quickly it unfolded, Slovak President-elect Peter Pe...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240516/slovakias-fico-remembers-circumstances-of-assassination-attempt---president-elect-1118484712.html

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The Canadian government imposed sanctions on four Israeli individuals over their involvement in “extremist settler violence” in the West Bank, Global Affairs Canada (GA...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240516/canada-sanctions-4-israelis-over-extremist-violence-in-west-bank---foreign-ministry-1118484205.html

Iran launched a massive drone, ballistic and cruise missile barrage Israel’s way on April 14 in retaliation to the April 1 Israeli airstrike targeting the Islamic Republic’s Embassy compound ...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240516/its-not-over-irgc-warns-europeans-who-rushed-to-israels-defense-during-april-strikes-1118483317.html

Russian President Vladimir Putin is on a state visit to China from May 16 to 17, during which the leaders of the two countries will discuss an array of bilateral and global issues aimed to furthe...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240516/putins-state-visit-to-china-photo-highlights-1118480969.html

The US, EU and NATO have slammed the newly-passed foreign agents law in Georgia, while the foreign ministers of Iceland, Lithuania and Estonia took part in protest rallies against the legislation...

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Ukraine’s NATO sponsors have a longstanding habit of ignoring a cornucopia of Nazi symbology in the Ukrainian military’s ranks, looking the other way when delivering fresh tranches of arms as...

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France had promised to send troops to New Caledonia after a state of emergency was declared in the French Island Territory amid violent mass riots — triggered by Paris-backed changes to local v...

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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico survived an assassination attempt Wednesday, suffering serious wounds to his stomach, arms and legs, but remaining alive. The attack sparked a major spike in ten...

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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Some 12% of US security aid provided to Ukraine from January 1 through March 31 was delinquent or unaccounted for, the US Defense Department Inspector General said in a qua...

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Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing Thursday for the first visit abroad of his new term as Russia’s president. Sputnik queried respected economic, international affairs and security observers to ...

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As part of the highly anticipated state visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to China, the leaders of the two countries discussed an array of pressing bilateral and global issues, including ...

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President Vladimir Putin's state visit to China will last two days, with the Russian leader staying in Beijing on May 16 and in Harbin on May 17.

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A new system for monitoring unmanned aerial vehicles in airspace used by civil aviation flights has begun testing in Russia at the Putilovo airfield near St. Petersburg.

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Interaction between Moscow and the countries of the Islamic world will make an important contribution to the safe development in the multi-polar world order, said Rustam Minnikhanov, head of Russ...

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BEIJING (Sputnik) - The Russian-Chinese partnership is constantly improving and diversifying due to the new areas of cooperation, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.

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